THE latest community news from Blaenau Ffestiniog

Services

HOLY Cross: Mass at 6pm on Saturday with Fr Shaji Punnati.

St Mary Magdalene: Mass at 11am with Fr Shaji Punnati,

Manod Orthodox: Third and Sixth Canonical Hours at 10am followed by the Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom.

St Michael’s: Morning service at 9.30am.

St David’s: Morning service at 11am.

Carmel: Rev Dewi Morris, 2pm.

Bowydd: Rev Dr G P Owen.

Bethesda: Rev Reuben Roberts, 10am.

Choirs

ON Friday evening the Moelwyn Male Voice Choir, conducted by Sylvia Ann Jones and accompanist Wenna Francis Jones, were in concert at Betws y Coed.

The Brythoniaid Male Choir, conducted by John Eifion and accompanist Elizabeth Ellis, were also in concert at Bangor o Friday evening.

Planning

THE town council has supported a retrospective application for Variation of Condition 2 of Planning Permission NP5/59/T595 for the retention of timber cladding to the extension, minor variations to respect of door window and roof light detail and the installation of a flue, Removal of Condition 4 of Planning Permission NP5/59/T595 relating to stone work all at Capel Horeb, Cwm Teigl, Ffestiniog.

Darts

AFTER their previous 6-2 defeat at Abergele the local men’s darts team defeated Pwllheli 5-3 in the Gwynedd Super League.

Merched

GWRAIG wadd Clwb Merched nos Fawrth oedd Susan Peters o Gaernarfon, sy’n arbenigwraig ar osod blodau.

Bu i’r aelodau ddysgu llawer am ei chrefft.

Gwesteion y te oedd Mair, Mary a Ceris.

Ennillwyd y raffl gan Bet, rhoddedig gan Joan.

Anfonwyd gwellhad buan i Carys, Mauren a Glenys Roberts.

Bydd cyfarfod nesaf y clwb ar 8 Hydref.

Dref Werdd

WITH new free senior citizens bus/train passes now needed before the end of the year, many have found it difficult to gain access to the appropriate helpline.

However, there is help on this matter locally and one is the Dref Werdd office staff who have been busy getting the seniors relevant information forward and the new travel passes will be posted to the applicants, who in turn are thankful for the help they received.

Away from the office Dref Werdd is involved with environmental work such as community woodlands and orchards, non-native invasive species, pollution and green spaces and if anyone is interested to be involved they are welcome to join the dedicated team of volunteers who are already helping them.

There is other advice outlets available and the staff will be happy to assist with any questions one might have.

Camera club

PETER Yeo from Lincolnshire was the guest speaker at the club’s latest meeting where he showed images he had taken on visits to Venice and the Scottish Isles and he was thanked by Juliet Dover for an informative and interesting evening.

At an awards evening organised by the North Wales Photographic Association, which was held at Llandudno Junction, three club members were honoured for their national and international distinctions and awards.

They were Peter Jepson and Steve Simms for gaining a DPAaB and a CPAaB respectively and Amanda Simms for her International EFIAR distinction.

Rally

THIS Friday just before 4pm, stage 8 of the Wales Rally GB 2019 will take place at Llechwedd, with the previous stage having been held at Penmachno.

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